Comments on: Caught: They Stole my Blog Post

By: Chara Trevillion

Chara Trevillion — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 17:35:46 +0000

I’m curious to find out what blog platform you happen to be using? I’m having some minor security issues with my latest blog and I’d like to find something more safe. Do you have any solutions?

By: Rob Ferrall

Rob Ferrall — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 14:55:03 +0000

I’m “angry” because a 3rd party stole my content and placed it on their website. My expertise, my effort , my insight, and some other website is benefiting. It appears as though Brinkster’s abuse department doesn’t do much of anything — the article has not been removed. I’m going to Godaddy/Wild West next, then I’m sending a DMCA to search engines. However, maybe this will serve as a good example of why it’s not a good idea to steal content from others. Maybe it’s a misunderstanding on your end, but I think I’ve been patient — it’s been a couple of weeks and I haven’t even contacted Google and the like yet.

By: hazem

hazem — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 12:57:26 +0000

the article is removed, but if you viewed the cashed page in google you will find that he added a back link to you in the bottom of the page (read full story)

so why you are angry!!!

By: Rob Ferrall

Rob Ferrall — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:29:22 +0000

Thanks. I may need to send a proper DMCA takedown notice — it’s been three days and the abuse department hasn’t responded, in any capacity, yet. I included DMCA info without the proper request… but maybe Brinkster.com, or the service that manages their servers (if they aren’t self-managed), is slow.

By: Jonathan Bailey

Jonathan Bailey — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:28:38 +0000

Since the site appears to be hosted within the U.S. you’ll likely need to file a DMCA notice before the work is removed. If you need a template for that, you can find one on my site.

Let me know if there is anything that I can do to help!